Ellen Carabajal
Summary
Seeking part time RN position with Triage, Home Health or Case Management focus.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Telephone Triage RN
Sutter Health
05.2015 - 12.2020
- Received incoming calls from patients experiencing emergency symptoms, fielded multiple questions on what to do now and directed follow up
- Triaged patients to Emergency Departments, crisis centers, local clinics, virtual visits, routine physician follow up, completed prescription refills and ordered medications within guidelines
- Coordinated care with physician offices, paramedics, wellness checks
- Returned non emergent calls to patients for nursing advise, how and where to proceed with care, online follow-up
- Trained RN Advice Nurses as requested.
Managing Director, Critical Care
GA. Baptist Medical Center
05.1988 - 12.1996
- Directed managers and personnel in Surgical and Cardiac ICU settings, Medical ICU, Emergency Department/Level I Trauma Center, Life Flight Program
- Responsible for multi-million-dollar personnel and equipment budgets for these departments: Directed managers and staff in daily healthcare delivery process
- Directly involved with the development of personnel; instrumental in decreasing employee turnover
- Worked as liaison with Physicians in private practices and Medical Resident teaching program.
Nurse Manager, Surgical ICU, Cardio Vascular ICU
GA. Baptist Medical Center
06.1985 - 05.1988
- Managed RNs, Medics, CNAs and support staff in busy 26 bed Surgical ICU
- Responsible for hiring and development of staff for these units: successful in decreasing staff turnover, overseeing intake and transfer of critical patients post-surgery directly from the operating room and emergency department.
Staff RN/Charge RN Surgical ICU, Cardio Vascular ICU
GA. Baptist Medical Center
06.1983 - 06.1985
- Staff RN duties including cardiac monitoring, titrating IV drip medications, Swan catheters, arterial lines, ventilator patients, chest tubes, feeding tubes, Pratt drains, pacemakers, LVADs, balloon pump
- CCRN and ACLS instructor/BCLS instructor.
Education
MS Healthcare Administration and Policy -
Mercer University
01.1994
BSN -
GA State University/Clayton State College
01.1991
Nursing Diploma -
GA Baptist School of Nursing
01.1983
Skills
- Mature, experienced RN
- Logical thinker, motivated to learn your system
- Incredible common sense and ability to think through complex cases
- Excellent assessment skills
- Management and intricate clinical experience
- Comfortable with EPIC, Thompson-Schmitt Protocols, intermediate computer skills
Volunteer Experience
Owner/manager Allegro School of Music, 2004, 2012, Procured teachers, placed students and managed daily flow of classes in violin, cello, guitar and piano for Elementary/Secondary school students. Arranged volunteer events, concerts, and fundraisers.
Timeline
Telephone Triage RN
Sutter Health
05.2015 - 12.2020
Managing Director, Critical Care
GA. Baptist Medical Center
05.1988 - 12.1996
Nurse Manager, Surgical ICU, Cardio Vascular ICU
GA. Baptist Medical Center
06.1985 - 05.1988
Staff RN/Charge RN Surgical ICU, Cardio Vascular ICU
GA. Baptist Medical Center
06.1983 - 06.1985
MS Healthcare Administration and Policy -
Mercer University
BSN -
GA State University/Clayton State College
Nursing Diploma -
GA Baptist School of Nursing
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